On Friday, Disney’s D23 expo got underway, with John Lasseter previewing a full slate of upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studio projects. The studio discussed this year’s Frozen, along with its upcoming first Marvel animated film, Big Hero 6. Plus, Lasseter announced Zootopia, which won’t hit theaters until 2016.

Frozen features Kristen Bell voicing Anna, the only person who can save an icy kingdom when she finds her sister, voiced by Idina Menzel. Jonathan Groff voices Kristoff, a man who helps Anna on her quest. The story is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. According to Entertainment Weekly, the audience at the convention saw a dialog-free preview of the film, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.

“I always dreamed of being in a Disney movie. Did I think it would happen? No. Did I want it to happen? Yes. With every bone in my body,” Bell joked, recalling how she recorded her own versions of songs from The Little Mermaid.

Frozen opens on Nov. 27.

Big Hero 6 was first announced in May and is the first animated film to be based on a Marvel property. “It’s an underground Marvel comic about a Japanese superhero,” director Don Hall said. In the film, genius kids work with a lovable robot to save the fictional San Frantokyo. “I wanted a robot who we could fall in love with…a huggable robot,” Hall added.

That film hits theaters next year.

Disney is always looking ahead to the future, so its no surprise that a 2016 film was also announced. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Zootopia was also announced. It will be directed by Byron Howard and written by Jared Bush. The two introduced the audience to the world of the film, which centers on a fox and a rabbit forming an unlikely friendship.

One of the coolest parts of the presentation was Get A Horse, a new Mickey Mouse short that will be shown before Frozen. It was animated in the classic, B&W 2D style, but will be shown in 3D before the film.

You can check out our coverage of Pixar announcements here and here.

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